Best WiFi and Bluetooth Smart Door Locks

Find and compare the right digital deadbolt for your home. Remotely lock and control access to your door from your Android or iPhone.

Smart door locks offer sophisticated “access control” features to any home or business. Proximity sensors like Bluetooth and NFC can enable a door to unlock whenever an authorized user’s smartphone approaches. Users can also remotely lock and unlock the door, or share access with any number of others, using mobile apps. Physical keypads provide a backup with many locks, but are no longer the main way to let yourself in.

Smart Door Locks

Many companies are active in the smart door lock market, including traditional lock makers as well as startups. Here are some options that are currently available for purchase for this upcoming 2017 Holiday season.

Amazon Key - This kit allows Prime members to get packages delivered directly into their home using a combination of a compatible smart lock (Currently include Kwikset Convert, Kwikset 914 and Yale Assure) and an indoor security camera that records the package being delivered.

3) Seperate smart door bells (integrated via smart home hub)

Smart doorbells add a few additional features to the typical smart lock, like providing streaming video of who's at your door and using facial recognition software to detect authorized users. Here are the options to integrate them with you smart home lock.

DIY & Open-Source Smart Door Locks

While the safekeeping of your home may best be left to professionals with expertise in digital encryption and other security tools, it's quite possible to create your own smart door locks that can be opened via Bluetooth, RFID or even a text message. Here are a few projects that will walk you through the process.

Access Control Platforms

For owners of commercial and vacation properties, it may be worth investing in more than a standalone smart lock. Access control platforms make it easy to manage multiple locks at multiple locations, each with their own shifting set of users.

Rental Properties

ResortLock

Pre-Order & Crowdfunding

The market for smart door locks is rife with innovation, and many promising gadgets are launched via crowdfunding and pre-order campaigns. If the feature set you need isn't available yet, you may be able to support a project that will deliver it soon.

Fingerprint smart lock

OLA

"Ola is the first smart lock on the market to incorporate Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity and capacitive fingerprint technology, making Ola not only keyless but phoneless." - Kickstarter

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Background Information

There are generally two main categories of smart locks currently on the market. Many consist of devices you are able to attach to your current deadbolt, or replace only certain parts of your lock for it to work. The August Smart Lock is an example of this that replaces the interior thumb latch but not the entire deadbolt itself. The other category of smart locks require a complete deadbolt replacements. Most connected models allow you to remotely access your door's information from your smartphone or Desktop web app, while others require you to be physically next to the lock for the smartphone to verify your access and let you in.

Some things to look out for:

Does it require access to a 3rd party smart home hub like SmartThings, Wink, Alexa in order to work properly

What are the backup options for the lock when the power or Internet go down? Can you use a backup key to get into the house?